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Patient Engagement and Patient Safety: Are They Just Words?

by Lisa Sams, MSN, RNC • January 23, 2014 • One Comment

The words, “patient engagement” and “patient safety” seem like common sense in healthcare. However, if you are a professional caring for patients today you can certainly identify with Eliza Doolittle’s lament in My Fair Lady. “Words, words, words! I’m so sick of words I get words all day through First from him, now from you […]

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Patient Engagement: What is It and Why Should I Care

by Keyton Weissinger • October 31, 2013 • One Comment

Last week I attended a panel on Patient Engagement hosted by Health 2.0 Atlanta. The debate was lively with lots of good conclusions drawn. One conclusion I want to discuss here is this: Patients may not understand the value of being engaged. I think this is a disconnect that needs to be addressed in order […]